The first major moment in a child’s schooling — what many educators call the "make-or-break" year for literacy — is third grade. By the end of third grade, students are expected to transition from ...

Incoming first-graders offered advice to students starting first grade this year. Many students said they were nervous on their first day but made friends quickly. Reading, math and making friends ...

For this week's Golden Apple, Nevis Elementary School has run a Reading Buddies program for many years…pairing up first grade students with an adult in the community to work on reading skills together ...

Are our brains wired for reading? Can kids learn to read on their own? Here's what the research says and how we can implement ...

Keep your soon-to-be or leaving 1st (first) graders, ages 6 and 7, practicing their growing reading skills with the best 1st ...